Window guard



W. GREEN Sept. 17, 1929.

WINDOW GUARD Filed June 25, 1928 Fig. 4'

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A INVENTO l ATT NEY Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES WILLIAM GREEN, OF BROOKLYN, YORK WINDOW GARD Application mea June 23, 192s. vserial No. 287,741.

This invention relates to window guards. An object of the invention is to provide a practical device of the character described in which the guard body comprises a supporting structure for the adjustable parts of the device, and may be centered with respect to the device when used with windows of various sizes.

A further object of the invention is to 10 provide a device of the character described,

which shall be simple in construction, form a neat and attractive article which is cheap to manufacture and practical and efficient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in .part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a window guard embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section view taken on line SW3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a front elevational View showing the device fitted in a window.

Referring in detail to the drawing, designates the window guard which is here seen to comprise' extensible sections A and B and a guard body C.

The section A comprises an end frame member 11 of angular' cross-section and a number of similar horizontal tubular members 12 attached to said angular member. As here illustrated, three such members 12 are provided, the top tube being designated a., the bottom tube as and the middle tube as c. Obviously the number of such horizontal tubes may be increased or decreased as desired. To secure said tubes 12 to the angle member 11 one end 13 of each tube 12 is flattened to bring the walls of said tube together at said end. Said flattened portions 13 may be secured to one arm 11a of memberll as by rivets 14, and thek outer end portions 15 of said flattened portion 13 may be bent at right angles and likewise riveted as at 16 to arm 11b of saidmember 11.

SectionB comprises anend member y17 of angular cross-section, similar to member kr11, and bars 18 secured to said member `17, vbar 18 being provided for each tube. Said bars are secured to arms 17a, 17h of member 17 by rivets 19 and 2O respectively, aligned with rivets 14 secured to tubes'12 and 116'. lThe tubes 12 are suitably shaped to slidably re.- ceive the bars 18, as shown in Fig. 3.

It will now be understood that the sec tions A and B may be pulled apart or pushed together to adjust the width of the device 10 to lit window openings of various dimensions. The end members 11 and17 may be provided with suitable openings 32 in arms 11band 17h respectively forreceiving screws or the like for securing the deizice to the side frames 21, 22 of a window The guard body'C may be constructed of strong wire, bent andtwisted to form an X-shaped member 25`mou'nted on the horizontal `telescoping members 12, 18. The outer ends of said mcmberl25 are preferably formed with loopedV extensions 2G loosely receiving tubular members wand The ymid-portion of said member 25 is likewise looped as at 27 to receive the middle tubular member' c. The outer ends of member 25 may be connected by vertical double wire 'bracing` members 29, which may also be formedwith loop portions 3() surrounding the tubular member c. Said vertical members 29 may be bent to form substantially el- The Wire comprising the iframe C may be bent and twisted in any manner desired to form the portions designated. Several pieces of Wire may be used, the ends of said Wires being soldered to portions of adjacent Wire. Vhere the Wire is twisted several times, as above and below loop 27, the turns may be soldered to each other to form a rigid structure.

The sections A and B may be entirely separated for shifting or replacement purposes.

When separated from section B, the tubular members 12 of section A may be threaded thru the loops 26, 27, 30. The bars 18 of sec-V Y tion B may then be slid into said tubular l members 12. The Window guard may then be adjusted to the required width and secured to the ivindov Jframes 21,22, and frame C may then be slid to the right or left as necessary to center said frame to give the device a balanced and pleasing,` eiiect and also to avoid large unguarded areas in the Window guard. Y

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device invvhich the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which 'is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various f changes mightbe made in the embodiment setforth, it isto be understood that all matter Vherein set forth or shown in t-he accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative' and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent :m

1. A window guard comprising extensible sections, and a bent Wire frame lmember mounted for sliding movement on said sections. f

2. A Window guard 'comprising interengaging members, and a guard body having looped portions slidably receiving said members. f

3. A window guard comprising extensible sections having interengaging members and an X-shaped iframe having` looped extensions at the outer ends thereof, the central portions of said frame having a loop portion, said loop receiving said interengaging members for sliding movement.

Il. A Windowy guard comprising,` a pair of extensible sections having yinterengaging telescoped portions and a frame member slidably mounted kon said portions.

In testimony whereof I ahx my signature.

WILLIAM GREEN. 

